Lights on Underside of Garage Door
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Install lights underneath your garage door. EASY DIY
Stuff I used in the video (NOT SPONSORED I bought everything)
CORD REEL retractable: amzn.to/3yX21Co
Light weight LED TUBE shop lights 4 pack: amzn.to/2UlDOXk
Plumbers hanging tape plastic: amzn.to/37PpBF7
Thoughts:
This is something I have wanted to do for years. This wasn't my original idea and was actually going to use the stick on LED strip(stuff that runs off of 12volts). I would have touching metal contacts at the top that would connect only when the door was open, powering the lights. This would have looked cleaner but would have been a ton more work and probably not nearly as bright.
You could probably do this same thing without the cord reel if you had a loop of cord hanging from the ceiling and riding along one side of the garage door. It would probably only need to droop 3 foot and be snug fully closed and open. For me this would be in the way and constantly get caught up, so the cord reel was a must.
Longevity of the cord reel? Just like a tape measure their life is 100x greater if you never pull them out to max length. That puts the clock spring under the most tension and wear. This is a 20ft reel that I'm only using right at 10ft so I expect years and years of life.
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Cord reel! Duh! I've been trying to figure out how to do this forever! Thank you man! Great idea!
That is GREAT !
New Garage Doors should come with LED strips installed - White light and aRGB so the Garage Band can have some lovely Disco colors too !
I liked the retracting reel idea, that overhead lighting is great for making videos at night too.
Agreed!
I’ve been thinking about doing this for a while now. Retractable cord is a nice touch!
hi, the fluro,s. are they still available. amazon says not..im in aus, there not sold here. can you see if there are any, & send. 20 of. or link. ?.
Love love love this idea. I don't like to criticize at all. There are those who do and doesn't like to give advice. But I'd like to say as many years and as much as you know you need a bigger shop buddy.
A couple more options that you might suggest, that are even easier are 16-3 gauge coil cord, which is less that $15, instead of the retractor (Like an old phone cord), and also painting the garage door gloss white. It is amazing just how much brightness enhancement you get with it up or down. 😊
Pretty cool! Back in high school, my friend's dad had a pair of 4 foot explosion-proof fluorescent fixtures attached to the underside of his garage door. He had a set of contacts that would make contact only when the door was up, so when the door raised up, you would hear a "click" and the lights would come on. So no cords moving with the door. I do believe the setup was homemade. Only difference here is I don't believe he could turn the lights on with the door closed.
Awesome
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I bought a couple of cases of those a year ago on Amazon. Very nice to not have to worry about the bulbs breaking. Using them outside reminds me of being at a carnival.
You my guy, keep impressing me with all of the tips and tricks you keep putting out. I have an 11x14 garage door with a lot of lighting, but when the door is up it blocks two of the lights. Planning on having a new garage door installed sometime soon with an opener and might give this a try.
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Damned clever with the cord reel. A bunch of rope lights strung back and forth would be good too and less vulnerable to damage while the door is down unless you bury the fixture types in between the reinforcement, but your door is insulated so it’ll be surface mounted.
Yeah, ideally I would have put them into the cavities.
I did the same thing on my door back in the 80's, but I didn't do the cord reel for constant power. I just plugged it in when needed.
Awesome
You probably had to remember to unplug it so the cord wouldn't pull.
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Do you have the link to where you got yhe lights?
@@pauladams8293 I the video description there are links to everything I bought.
I like this idea. I'm going to plug mine into the garage door lightbulb so they turn on auto when garage door moves, then you can lock them on by the wall opener.
Spoke too soon.
My first truck was a '66 F-100: 300 six and 3 on the tree. I probably remember more about working on that truck that I do on many more recent ones.
Once drove it across town to work and back, then a 2 hour trip with no clutch, before I could weld the broken clutch rod.
I bought a bunch of those exact same lights when they went on sale at HD a couple years ago. Put them all over my shop. They're excellent and cheap.
I install lighting on 6, double garage doors for a doctor surgeon that was also a hobbyist car restorer back in the 1980s when I wired his new mansion. It was his Idea but only the 8' fluorescents with a single pin on each end would hold up and the lamps did not come out of the holders. I install all the remaining overhead lights in his garage/shop with the style of lighting fixtures, It was the best light garage I ever saw. I also used cable reels to retrieve the power cable SJ cords, my Idea.
Awesome. Those 8ft t12 bulbs put out a good amount of light.
@@sixtyfiveford I forgot to mention He also wanted plug receptacles about 6 feet apart to be hot all the time which adding expenses to the reels and power cords being 4 conductors which became an industrial product, and at least 1 receptacle on every door. Nice to have tons of money, I've often wondered if all that additional expenses for the convenience were worth the money.
Clever... I agree with the GFCI comment... just because that door is probably not grounded very well and could go live if something goes wrong, but the idea itself... sheer genius.
The lights themselves aren't grounded so GFCI wouldn't do anything in this senario.
@@sixtyfiveford that's not how gfcis work mate... Seriously
They detect an imbalance... Even with no ground on the lights or door... If day the cord gets damaged and energises the door and you grab it and the current leaks through you to the ground.... The current transformer inside will notice
@@TheChipmunk2008 Yes but, without a ground on the garage door or somewhere similar if you touch live and neutral it will not trip a GFCI and it'll still electrocute you because you just completed the path of electricity. There is no imbalance in this scenario.
@@sixtyfiveford you're completing the path to actual ground through your body in that scenario... Please trust me.. I'm a qualified electrician and one has saved me in just that scenario..... Kneeling on a wet floor trying to fix a double insulated (no ground) wet shop vac...I locked on to the live exposed wire... The imbalance is that the current is not returning though the neutral.
It's not a case of me being an internet smartass... The NEC even suggests gfcis for protecting older circuits with no ground.
There's no ground on a hairdryer ge yet all US hairdryers come with a 2 prong GFCI plug
It's concern for you my friend... Who would look after Ginger? :)
Great solution with the retractable cord. Enjoyed watching.
Thanks for watching!
What a bright idea
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Just wanted to say thank you. This is a great idea. This is exactly what I was looking for. I’m installing this setup this weekend.
Awesome. This is one the best things I've ever added in my garage and has been working flawlessly.
Good idea . I did the same thing with recoils out of old canister vacuums for the wiring . Use the recoils for hand held inspection lights etc. As well.
Even better, reuse is perfect... :D I may even offer something similar professionally as an electrician (using low voltage LED strips for safety)
What I'd really like ,is one of those mid 90s Chevy/GMC retractable underhood lamps that stretched all the way to a rear tire.
Damn things are the first to go in a boneyard.
I was going to originally use low voltage LED strips it just doesn't put out enough lumens.
Brilliant Mate, literally!! Well done!!☺
Thanks a lot!
Nice idea. Have you ever wondered what a garage design would look if a mechanic designed it? I know 2x4s wouldn't be my choice for trusses. There would need to be a couple of spots to hang a chain hoist as the cherry picker isn't always the way.
My thoughts exactly
You would fall in love with my garage then! It has steel trusted that’s bolted together and the ceiling over 12 ft high with 3 bays and there’s two hoists hanging in two of the 3 bays. One a 5 ton hoist and the other a more light duty hand winch style hoist that I use for lifting up the ridding mower or tractor for working under it or to take off my canopy off my truck and storing it up near the ceiling when I done need it on the truck. Larger hoist pretty much picks up anything I’ve thrown at it and the hoist also on heavy duty casters to be able to move side to side 8 ft. First garage that I’ve seen built like this, I was surprised myself the first time I seen inside the garage. If I wanted I could put 3 class A motor homes 30 ft long inside my garage. It’s almost the garage I’ve always dreamed of having and not knowing it. Only thing I don’t like about it is it has 3 garage doors with about 2 ft spaces between the doors and the two end garage doors are right at the end of both sides of the garage. So there’s absolutely no space on the side walls inside to put anything like cabinets or tool boxes and that sucks! I have to either put tool boxes in the middle between the bays or long as I don’t need to use the full length of the garage I can put cabinets and tool boxes, etc. on the very back wall. Wish I had gotten to design it myself, I would of put least one wide garage door and is narrower door and not left the 2 ft spaces between the doors so the extra space could of been on the two side walls for the extra room to put things on the sides of my vehicles. Not the perfect garage by any means, but certainly one of the better ones I’ve ever seen without the building being a commercial grade building. Thing is, I’m a woodworker and not that much of a mechanic and this garage isn’t designed at all for putting woodworking equipment in it. Be a ok mechanic shop though. Just need a lift in a bay or two to pick up vehicles off the ground. That be a nice addition to have! Hopefully one of these days I’ll get around to building me another shop for my woodworking equipment and have it designed how I want it done. Do have another building on the other side of the house. But it’s designed more to be used like a barn with two sliding doors in front. And a second floor inside on one side of the building. Again designed wrong cause they put the stairs to get upstairs in the front of the building that’s right in the middle of the front of the building where it’s really in the way more often then not. Stairs should of been put in the very back of the building and leaving more space in the front of the building to move things in and out thru the sliding doors. But guess you can’t have everything when you buy a place already built! It could always be worse! LOL
I spotted that NWT license plate nice to see. Very good idea for the lights. What’s really amazing is that you could find enough room to hang the cord reel in your shop. :)
I always seem to find a little more space.
That's BOSS! Going to "filter" the light to go easy-on-the eyes. So, I just grabbed a tester-magnet, and yes -- our door frame inside is steel = will magnet-attach some kind of shower curtain -or- fabric print (like a redwood forest... or maybe clouds and sky?)... nice video!
Thanks for the great tip! I bought a set of the lights and installed them. Didn't bother to rig up a retractable cord like you did, I will just plug them in as needed. Amazing how light weight these LED lights are and how easy it was to install them!
Awesome.
This is perfect! Just what I was looking for. I didn’t think I needed to buy a $300 kit to light up the door. Thanks!
It's been working fantastic and I can't believe I waited so long to do it.
Nice touch with the cord reel! Glad you took it apart and showed how easy to remove the pawl.
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Actually, I was surprised that you were able to get your pawl in there, to work on it.
WOW! I definitely need to do this, I’d have never thought of the retractable extension cord.
This gave me an idea of adding more light to my service truck
Awesome.
I did the same thing years ago but I used a make shift festoon style cord. An 1/8” cable and zip ties.
Awesome. The festoon style works great for cranes, etc.
Man, super interesting topic! I just got done putting up the LED shop lights from Costco on the ceiling of my garage. I had them for over 15 years sitting in a box!!! 😆 They work fantastic, but I did think about the fact that when the doors up they're useless. I'm super busy right now, I don't have time to watch the entire video but you can bet I will be on it! Thanks!!!!! ❤️
Those have been sitting in the box a little while. I've been there and done that before.
@@sixtyfiveford watching the video for a second time to catch some of the details, I noticed that you had what looks like a cord reel for your 240 for your welder outlet in the ceiling. Did I get that right? Are there separate cord reels for 240 versus 120?
@@waltschannel7465 I made that cord reel earlier this year, just for the welder. It'll handle 240v but you could also pull 120v off of it. ruclips.net/video/KmM0UQg3cTw/видео.html
@@sixtyfiveford Thank you. That's awesome!
I Just did this to my door too! including the cord reel.
Only I tied mine into a magnetic switch that turns on an outlet when the door is at all open
What a brilliant, simple solution!
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I just did exactly what you did. I even found the same retractor. It works perfectly. Thanks for you tutorial.
Excellent!
Two thumbs 👍.. I couldn't figure out the power cord problem..Thanks Ronnie 😊
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This is really, also, a temporary solution. For long term use, the electrical cord itself should not be under tension. Tension is the case when the door is closed, and the modified retractor is extended. For ultimate reliability and safety, as well as code compliance, the cord should be optimally hanging from a festoon system. At the very least, it should be a coiled cord, similar to a lightweight air compressor hose, that extended and somewhat uncooked in the garage door's closed position. When the door opens, the festoon system either slides back on it's track, or the coiled cord "winds up" in to it's static, unstressed position. Ultimately, the festoon solution never let's the conductor core be under stress. I love the ingenuity here; however, both the modified cord retractor solution and a coiled extension cord solution, have the conductor under extension when at the closed, and probably most common state. Stress, temporarily, would be acceptable, but this is the reverse.
Plain ole Vaseline does exactly the same thing as that electric lube... Older manufacturing plants use Vaseline on the electrical systems of heavy machinery because it's 1/2 the cost and it lasted for a decade...
When performing second job as a plant electrician we never had to re-lube once applied... That was over a 4.5 year period in 24/6 manufacturing plants...
Would have kept up with second jobs but I started up my own engineering firm... Which was actually a 24/7 career and only one 5 day vacation over a 35 yr period... I did take off a half day for church on most Sundays...
Interesting. I didn't know vaseline was dielectric
@@williepelzer384 Well, at least they used some lube. ; )
@@williepelzer384 ... Which Prison Was It ???
Makes sense. I can see Petroleum jelly(mineral oil) working really well. Probably not as water resistant as silicone base dielectric but that would only be a concern in a heavy water application. I'm going to try it out for sure because I hate having silicone in the garage (because I paint stuff).
Clever solution to a vexing problem. 👍
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My phone listens in on my conversations. I was just talking to a budy about lights in the garage when the door is open and how to add lights for that issue. This video came up
I love the retractable cord idea
I just did this on my manual 8' wood garage door. I attached the cord to the door with two lights on each side on top and one in the middle. The lights have a 2" gap between them where the cord is attached. So, I screwed a 2" x 1" PVC tube for the cord to gently curve around so the cord wouldn't get strained at the cord restraint. I have a 4 light fixture and it always made me mad the way the door blocked the overhead lights when it was opened. This solved the problem easily and fairly cheaply... Thanks for the idea!
Dude I’ve been thinking about this. I have the same problem, now it’s solved!! Great video man!!
Thanks, I'm glad you like it. It's amazingly bright.
your creativity never ceases to amaze me added thing to my garage to do list
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Can never have too much light. I may have to do the same.
Stay safe, Joe Z
So true.
That was a hell of an idea! I have the same issue. When the door is up, the town goes dark.
I can't believe I waited so long to do this. It's amazing every time I open my garage door especially with the long nights in the winter months.
Genius! Can't believe the cord real LOL!
Pure genius for sure. I may have to look into some of those lights for my house.
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Good idea! I hung a soft wrench holder onto my garage door, so when it's open the wrenches hang down and are grabbable lol. But I don't drive cars into it, it's too small. So they're not in the way for me.
Awesome idea
What A Great Way To Keep workin in the winter months where it gets dark at 5pm!!! Awesome!! Glad I found yr channel BRO!!! TAKE CARE MY FRIEND!!!💯💯💥👍✌
Thanks! You too!
Great idea! I just ordered lights and the retractable cord reel to light up my garage door.
This is such a cool project! If I can find a cheep self retracting cord reel, I may do it in my garage.
This has been one the best things I've ever done in my garage. I notice it every time I open the door.
Thanks, Just bought 8 total lights, 10 plug adapters and the reel. Been wanting to do this and you pushed me over the edge. I'm subscribing also!
Really cool video. I've thought about this a lot but never really came up with a solution that would keep things clean. May have to do this at some point!
It made an impressive difference
I literally got these exact same lights sitting in a box 2 days ago and now I see your video! Perfect timing.
I did the same with LED lights and coiled cords on the back of my garage door about 5-7 years ago. Makes a huge difference.
That's awesome.
I'm ready to move just to be your neighbor. Keep the ideas coming.
Thanks neighbor, I'm glad you liked it.
It's nice to see you have a garage problem just like everyone else normal guy
Thanks for watching.
@@sixtyfivefordthis is from other 1965 ford. falcon 4door owner
I'll be doing something similar, but using a Momentary Limit Switch with a Roller Lever to turn on the lights AFTER it's in the raised position. I don't need the horizontal light shining into the garage. I've already got 4 of those exact same lights hanging in my garage. Going to recycle an old retractable work light that I haven't used in years. A friend who owns a garage door company did this a few years back. Once a year, he has to cut about a foot off because there's not great strain relief. I'm working on that issue before doing my own. He also has a 240V retractable cord reel for using the welder outside his garage. It's extremely handy! Thanks for sharing!
What do you mean about the strain relief?
@@BestLittleStudio Fast forward in the video to 10:35. At the top of the 'j-hook', where the cord is zip tied....that section of the cable is subject to the most stress. A strain relief will spread that stress out over a greater area, which will result in longer cable life. Without a strain relief, that's where the cable is most likely to break. Google "cable strain relief" and look at the images. There are some good examples. I'm still trying to figure out which will work best for a garage door for a clean install.
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Ah yes, Ok, I see how that would be an issue.
Grab a length of 3/8ths ID oil hose, good strong stuff, slit it, insert the cable into it where it mounts to the j-hook and tighten it up with a couple of zip ties, might even help to toss a little glue in there so it bonds well, then zip tie that to the j-hook, that should remove the stress from the cable or at least spread it out enough to avoid damaging the cable.
Probably going to do this myself next weekend.
@@BestLittleStudio That would probably work. I'm about to order a bus drop support grip (BDS24U). It's like a chinese finger trap for the wire.
One of the reasons I prefer barrel style doors. I do realize they would not be appreciated in a subdivision or a attached garage. Great solution. I have installed lights that drop just under the door. With such a low ceiling that isn't a good option.
Yeah, roll up doors would eliminate the need for these.
Great idea.
I can see that you have ALOT of items packed away in your small garage. That validates my debate with my wife and friends that I could get much more things into my shop. Your my hero. 🤜💥🤛
I used a 1x2x1/8" aluminum square tubing and hung it under the garage door brackets so the door went up over them...but I have a 12 foot garage door so clearance was not an issue like it would be for a lower door.
That was one of my original ideas, but like you mention it just sat too low for me.
Awesome! I have an idea you could try with this if you get tired of the garage door opener light. Mount a 3-way light switch on the garage door. One terminal connected to a mercury switch and the other straight wired for when the door is down. Only problem would be if you didn’t want them on when it was open, but you could have another regular switch in-line to override it. Then just plug the extension in to the garage door outlet.
I like your idea, and I have an old mercury switch sitting that I just couldn't see throwing away... I think I see one of these installations coming in my garage's near future!
Pretty awesome and bet one day (if not already done) a brand will make a door w/ integrated led shop lights, AS ITS A BRILLIANT THOUGHT 👍🏻👍🏻
That would be cool!
I was going to do that years ago but never bothered. This motivated me again. I was going to use a long spring.
Long spring to pull the cord back? Good idea.
I did this I used 2 ...8 foot led lights on my 16x8 door and I love it
That is one brilliant idea! Yeah. The pun was intended. Can you blame me? LOL I would say that this definitely qualifies as a true Red Neck solution to an old problem. Of course, most Red Necks don't have a garage so, that's a contradiction in its own right. Regardless, this is an idea that I fully intend to use for my garage doors because, quite honestly, I never would have though of this solution. Well done! Well done, indeed!
Absolutely Ingenious! I know we were both surprised at how extremely well that works! Very very nice work and idea!!
Damn ...... one genius idea after another !! I wish you were my neighbor -- 👍🏼
Thanks Will. Moe
I'm hitting like before viewing the video on the idea alone. I've wanted to do this but haven't gotten around to it and now I have to :)
Great idea! I have the same problem in my garage shop. Half the lights covered up.
It made an impressive difference.
Great idea, I just bought some LED's similar to the ones you got for my garage and it's impressive how much light these inexpensive lights put off for the money
Another thumbs up 👍 Gonna do this myself 😎
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Nice. Makes good painting booth wall lights, too. (Oops, wrote too soon.)
The thing about grease - it's essentially pushed put of the way after a few uses, but hey. (Note aircraft carrier greased tracks)
Looks great! Only my OCD issues would make me want to hide the light wires from the light fixtures under the garage door channels . Which would probably take some cutting and splicing light wires back together after the wire ran into the door channel. But once you were done it be a lot clearer install to look at. I hate seeing electrical wires if I don’t need to! I really like the spring loaded electrical extension cord and making it so the cord won’t lock any more. I’ve been wanting to do this myself for years! Just never got around to doing it and I hadn’t thought of using a roll up/down extension cord like you did, which is pure genius really. Wish I would of thought of it! LOL You got me excited now to do this though! I’ll probably just take a little more time trying to hide the light wires in the door channel so hopefully mostly all you’ll see on the garage door for the most part is just the light fixtures. Then the other thing I may consider is the lights on the garage door that are at floor level maybe trying to come up with a guard of some kind so someone can’t accidentally hit those lights with their feet or accidentally run something into them when the garage door closed. That be my only other concern that I can think of? Hopefully you won’t ever break those lights? For a quick wham bam thank you mam set up of garage lights you certainly can’t complain. It does the job very well! I’m looking forward to doing this now too! Guess Ford not the only one that had a better idea 💡! LOL if your old enough to remember that commercial?
"LONG LOAD", LOL that's what my wife used to call me! Now it's "WIDE LOAD" LOL! ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO DUDE!
If your wrenching skills match that idea, the rest of the shops in town might as well close their doors! Slick!!!
I'm glad you liked it.
Thank you for taking the time to post the video. I have the same problem in my garage and I would have never thought of doing so! I feel stupid now. This said your wiring and install is down right scary. Everything should be properly insulated and all the connections plugs removed. With all the stuff in your garage I would be worried of a fire or explosion. You should think about protecting your property, I dont think your home insurance would pay a claim in your case. (I am not trying to be a smart ass)
Nice video brother. I find your videos so practical and useful.
You need to modify the AC power source, to create a strobiscopic effect.
Then install large speakers, driven by high-wattage amplifiers.
Use the garage normally six nights per week but ...
Saturday nights are reserved for Disco Night Block Parties.
Clever setup! I really like the cord reel part.
You just relit my garage work space thank you
Awesome.
Nice set up. I need to add that to my garage door. 👍
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yeah totally doing this my friend Love the idea
Awesome idea!! This is so much better than me hanging 1 up and talking it down every time. Thanks for the idea 😀
I have a hook in the garage door opening that I always hang a halogen light from. I guess I no longer need that.
Pure genius!
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Thanks for my next garage project 🤘
Genius! I like this idea! 🤠👍
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Did this exact project today. Makes a huge difference!
I have those too! They are bright!
They're impressive
Very nice! I did this a few years back and used a coil extension cord mounted halfway in the horizontal track. Think of an old school phone cord
How to void your cord reel warranty Wednesday! LOVE IT !
Exactly!
Nice solution to a common lighting issue in the garage.
Great idea.
Glad you think so!
When I would mount lights in a garage and the person needed more light under the door is I would drop some treaded rod below the doors height and run uni-strut between the rods to mount the lights or you could use 2×4s also and the door would roll up over them and have lights with or without the door open.
Absolutely.
A thought… it’s not necessary to electrify the lights until the door is fully open. To achieve this, you can use a pair of contact plates that serve as a plug and receptacle. They make such hardware for chandelier lifts that raise and lower the light fixture for maintenance.
Great idea , think ill be doing this to my own garage. My main dilema is when I open the bonnet it bloks the light to the engine bay
Very true.
Back in!
awesome, I would do this with the 12v RV lights instead of 120v for added safety around kids.
I was originally going to use a 12v system, they just don't put out enough light.
Nah ...
Much more exciting with 120 VAC.
When you touch the door track, after the power cord rubs down to bare wire on the door spring ...
YOU light up, like an LED bulb.
Brilliant! I’m going to copy your idea and improve my lighting too. Love how you talk about your doggo. I do the same about my pets. Talk to them about them with them.
dude, you deserve a million subs for posting this one idea
Great idea! Badass… doing this for sure. Already have extra LED’s too. Just need that cord reel. Thanks for posting